FORTY-FIFTH DAY (CONTINUED) --- THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025

The house met at 9:07 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.

The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 296).

Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Absent, Excused — Jones, V.; Morales Shaw.

Absent — Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer.

The invocation was offered by Scot Wall, state minister, Capitol Commission, Austin.

The chair recognized Representative Barry who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.

The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of important business in the district:

Morales Shaw on motion of Bowers.

The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of illness:

V. Jones on motion of L. Garcia.

REPRESENTATIVE SCHATZLINE: Mr. Speaker, if a member is opposed to a resolution—such as honoring a famed abortionist—in the State of Texas on the congratulatory and memorial resolutions calendar, is there a procedure under the House Rules to consider that resolution separately?

SPEAKER BURROWS: No, there is not.

SCHATZLINE: Would it be in order to divide the question and consider each resolution individually?

SPEAKER: No, it is not.

SCHATZLINE: The House Rules allow for a motion to vote on measures section by section. Does that rule apply to a resolutions calendar?

SPEAKER: It does not.

SCHATZLINE: For purposes of the House Rules and under house precedent, does this mean that no congratulatory and memorial calendar is considered divisible by the chair?

SPEAKER: That is correct.

SCHATZLINE: If a member of this body or group of members strongly objects—which we do—to a resolution placed on the congratulatory and memorial calendar, is our only recourse to vote against the entire calendar, thus sacrificing the rest of the good resolutions that are on the calendar?

SPEAKER: Mr. Schatzline, that is one option. You may also record an individual registration of no with the journal clerk.

SCHATZLINE: Is it true, though, that the majority of the body—or every republican in the Texas House—if they were to register a no vote, that resolution would still pass?

SPEAKER: The journal clerk cannot accept more than a majority of no votes.

SCHATZLINE: So are you saying that if every republican goes and registers a no vote on that resolution, then it would not pass?

SPEAKER: That is not what I said. The journal clerk cannot accept more than a majority of no votes.

SCHATZLINE: Will the members of this body have the opportunity to speak against the resolution?

SPEAKER: No.

SCHATZLINE: So it is—the only way we can actually kill this horrific resolution is to vote down the resolutions calendar?

SPEAKER: That is your choice, Mr. Schatzline.

SCHATZLINE: I move to postpone the consideration of today's memorial resolutions calendar until July 15th.

SPEAKER: You're not recognized for that motion at this time.

SCHATZLINE: There's no possible way that any one of our members can come and speak against recognizing an abortionist on the Texas House floor today?

SPEAKER: That is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON: A couple times in your responses to Representative Schatzline's questions, you said—I believe it was twice—that the house clerk cannot record more than a majority of noes to be registered in the journal. Where is that prohibition found in the House Rules?

SPEAKER: The resolutions on the resolution calendar are adopted by a special procedure, and they're adopted by a single motion.

HARRISON: I don't know where that would be found. Can you tell me what rule number, section, and subsection provides for that prohibition?

SPEAKER: Rule 6, Section 12.

HARRISON: While my colleagues and I are looking up that provision that you just referenced, what would happen should a majority or a majority-plus-one of the members of this body attempt to register a no vote with the clerk?

SPEAKER: Once we get past a majority, they will be recorded as statements in the journal.

HARRISON: So are you saying that it is your position that you would deny the 77th republican a chance to—

SPEAKER: Mr. Harrison, that's not what I said. What I said was a statement of fact—that the journal clerk will accept up to a majority, and after that they will be recorded as statements in the journal.

HARRISON: And I'm asking for clarification on that, Mr. Speaker. Is that what would happen? What would happen after the 76th republican went up to register? I know you're saying that they could put a statement, but they would be denied an opportunity to register no?

SPEAKER: That's not what I said. I said as a matter of fact, they would be recorded as statements in the journal.

HARRISON: But is it not also correct that what you are saying is they would, in fact, be denied an opportunity to register a no?

SPEAKER: That's not what I said. It would be recorded as statements in the journal after that.

HARRISON: Mr. Speaker, I understand that is what you said, but I'm asking—is the implication of your statement that they would, in fact, be denied—the 77th republican would be denied—an opportunity to register a no against honoring Planned Parenthood? Is that not the implication of your statement?

SPEAKER: Mr. Harrison, that is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

HARRISON: Who is ultimately responsible for what comes to the body and ends up on a calendar for any individual day in this chamber?

SPEAKER: Mr. Harrison, that is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

HARRISON: It is a completely proper parliamentary inquiry. I am asking how we conduct the business of the house today. I'll rephrase it. As the presiding officer, do not the House Rules vest in you the authority to control the conduct and the time and the manner and place in which we take up and consider various motions, bills, and resolutions? Do the House Rules not vest that authority in you as the presiding officer?

SPEAKER: Mr. Harrison, the House Rules contain specific procedures for the setting of calendars by the house.

HARRISON: They absolutely do. But does the ultimate responsibility for the adjudication of that process—to make sure that process flows according to the House Rules—does that authority not reside with you as the presiding officer?

SPEAKER: Mr. Harrison, your question has been asked and answered. There are specific rules that dictate how calendars are set.

HARRISON: And you are not denying that you are, in fact, responsible for Planned Parenthood being honored today on today's calendar. It's an outrage.

REPRESENTATIVE LITTLE: Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Rule 6, Section 11, I'm given to understand that the only way that the resolution honoring Cecile Richards could have made its way onto the congratulatory and memorial calendar is if a majority of the membership of the committee on resolutions calendars so adopts it. Is that accurate?

SPEAKER: Mr. Little, that is accurate.

LITTLE: How can we determine or find out which members of the committee on resolutions calendars voted in favor of placing a resolution honoring Cecile Richards on the calendar? Is there a record vote?

SPEAKER: Mr. Little, there are committee minutes which you can reference.

LITTLE: And the minutes for the house Committee on Local and Consent Calendars records those votes determining which resolutions go on that calendar. Is that accurate?

SPEAKER: Mr. Little, that is accurate.

LITTLE: Once the members of the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars elect to place certain resolutions on that calendar, is there anything that a member of this body can do to remove it—once it has been placed there?

SPEAKER: Mr. Little, there is not.

REPRESENTATIVE LUTHER: Is there a way that we could get a record vote of how many people have filled out that form against a certain resolution?

SPEAKER: Ms. Luther, that will be printed in the journal.

LUTHER: So has it ever, in the past, been where you have looked at the votes and given us a vote count so we can see if it is actually the republican majority?

SPEAKER: No, ma'am.

REPRESENTATIVE MONEY: Mr. Speaker, it's my understanding that this bill, since the people were asking about it—the House Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, which is presided over by Chairman Jared Patterson, voted this out, and Representative Barry moved to place these measures on the congratulatory and memorial resolutions calendar—HR 236, honoring Cecile Richards—and that the following members—

SPEAKER: That is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

MONEY: It was a point of information, Mr. Speaker.

SPEAKER: Sorry, Mr. Money, the rules do not authorize points of information.

MONEY: Then I'm finished, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much.

HARRISON: I'll phrase this as a question. Which committee has jurisdiction over the resolutions calendars now? Because my understanding is there's been a recent move to move it under a different committee.

SPEAKER: The Local and Consent Calendars Committee.

HARRISON: Who is the chairman of the Local and Consent Calendars Committee?

SPEAKER: Mr. Harrison, that is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

HARRISON: It is Representative Jared Patterson. Do the House Rules stipulate that you, as the presiding officer and speaker, appoint the chairmen of all house committees?

SPEAKER: The chair does not respond to parliamentary inquiries related to general house procedure.

HARRISON: Do you, as speaker, believe it's appropriate that on Easter weekend we are honoring Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood?

SPEAKER: That is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

HARRISON: Is there anything in the House Rules that is prohibiting you from answering my last question?

SPEAKER: Mr. Harrison, that is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

HARRISON: You could answer the question if you wanted to.

REPRESENTATIVE HOPPER: Would it be a reasonable request to have a personal privilege speech at this time?

SPEAKER: You can bring your request down front.

Representative Harrison moved to print remarks between Representatives Schatzline, Little, Luther, Money, Hopper, Virdell, and Harrison and the chair.

The motion prevailed.

LITTLE: Mr. Speaker, not having been familiar with this rule before, I look at Rule 6, Section 12, and I question whether the chair has the ability to withdraw this resolution honoring Cecile Richards from further consideration. It appears to me that if it develops that any resolution on the congratulatory and memorial calendar does not belong on that calendar, the chair shall withdraw the resolution from further consideration, remove it from the calendar, and refer it to the appropriate Calendars Committee for placement on the proper calendar.

SPEAKER: Mr. Little, the committee had jurisdiction over the resolution. It is a memorial resolution.

LITTLE: I understand, Mr. Speaker, that the committee did, in fact, have jurisdiction over it and voted on it. But isn't it correct that if you, the chair, find that this resolution should not be on the calendar, that you have the authority to remove it for whatever reason you like?

SPEAKER: Mr. Little, I have responded to your inquiry.

REPRESENTATIVE VIRDELL: Is it standard procedure to honor people who have killed millions of unborn babies?

SPEAKER: Mr. Virdell, that is not a proper parliamentary inquiry.

Messages from the senate were received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message Nos. 1 and 2).

The chair presented Dr. Lindsay Botsford of Houston as the "Doctor for the Day."

The house welcomed Dr. Botsford and thanked them for their participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.

Representative Meyer moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Ways and Means to consider HB 4847 and HB 3199 at 1 p.m. Monday, April 21 in JHR 140.

The motion prevailed.

Representative VanDeaver moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Public Health to consider HB 4014, HB 3318, and HB 5147 at 12 p.m. Monday, April 21 in E2.030.

The motion prevailed.

The following committee meetings were announced:

Delivery of Government Efficiency, upon final adjournment today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Agriculture and Livestock, upon final adjournment today, 3W.15, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Energy Resources, upon final adjournment today, 3W.9, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Representative Turner moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 835.

The motion prevailed.

The following resolution was laid before the house:

HR 835, Recognizing April 17, 2025, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol.

HR 835 was adopted.

On motion of Representative Collier, the names of all the members of the house were added to HR 835 as signers thereof.

The following committee meeting was announced:

Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development, upon final adjournment today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

(R. Lopez now present)

(Patterson in the chair)

The following congratulatory resolutions were laid before the house and were adopted by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the resolution caption).

(Record 297): 133 Yeas, 7 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Harrison; Hopper; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Olcott; Tinderholt.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Patterson(C).

Absent, Excused — Jones, V.; Morales Shaw.

Absent — Cole; Dorazio; Martinez Fischer; Oliverson; Pierson; Schatzline.

HCR 128 (by Paul), Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 7 (by C. Morales), Commemorating Mexican Mother's Day on May 10, 2025. (Patterson recorded voting no.) (133 - 8 - 1)

HR 11 (by C. Morales), Commemorating the 143rd anniversary of the birth of Minnie Fisher Cunningham. (Isaac, Metcalf, and Patterson recorded voting no.) (131 - 10 - 1)

HR 37 (by Lalani), Commending the Emgage Texas Emerging Leaders program. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, C. Bell, K. Bell, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Craddick, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, DeAyala, Dorazio, Fairly, Gates, Gerdes, Harless, Harris, Hayes, Holt, Hull, Isaac, Kerwin, King, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, J. Lopez, Louderback, Lozano, Luther, McLaughlin, McQueeney, Metcalf, Money, Morgan, Noble, Oliverson, Patterson, Paul, Pierson, Richardson, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Smithee, Spiller, Swanson, Tepper, Tinderholt, Toth, Virdell, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Lowe and Shaheen requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (82 - 59 - 1)

HR 69 (by Cain), Commending the Crosby High School Band for performing at the State Capitol on December 5, 2024. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 83 (by Lozano), Recognizing April 16, 2025, as Refugio County Day at the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 89 (by Bumgarner), Commemorating the centennial of the city of Lewisville. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 100 (by Holt), Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Montgomery County Day at the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 123 (by Cain), Commemorating the 232nd anniversary of the birth of Sam Houston. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 129 (by Lozano), Recognizing February 24, 2025, as Taft Housing Authority Day at the State Capitol. (Isaac recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 137 (by Johnson), Honoring Frances "Poppy" Northcutt for her professional and civic achievements. (Cunningham, Hull, Isaac, Metcalf, Patterson, and Shaheen recorded voting no.) (Schoolcraft requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (128 - 13 - 1)

HR 254 (by Lozano), Congratulating the Portland City Council on its selection as the 2025 City Council of the Year by the Texas City Management Association. (Cain, Isaac, Oliverson, Swanson, Toth, and Virdell recorded voting no.) (127 - 13 - 2)

HR 258 (by Flores, Cole, Howard, Goodwin, et al.), Congratulating Dick Lavine on his retirement as a senior fiscal analyst at Every Texan. (Bonnen, Cain, Capriglione, Cunningham, DeAyala, Fairly, Gates, Harris, Hayes, Hull, Isaac, Leach, Leo Wilson, Louderback, Lozano, McQueeney, Metcalf, Morgan, Oliverson, Patterson, Paul, Slawson, Swanson, Tepper, Tinderholt, Toth, Virdell, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Pierson requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (109 - 32 - 1)

HR 289 (by Hefner), Honoring Michael Mars for his service as Titus County GOP executive committee chair. (Isaac recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 293 (by Y. Davis), Congratulating Dr. Clarence O. Preston of Beth Eden Baptist Church in Dallas on his 40th pastoral anniversary. (Isaac and Patterson recorded voting no.) (132 - 9 - 1)

HR 318 (by Slawson), Recognizing the 2025 Tarleton State University legislative interns. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 324 (by Fairly), Commending Candy Gibbs on her three decades of service to Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and Mentoring Programs in Amarillo. (Cunningham and Isaac recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

HR 350 (by Cole), Honoring Nelson Linder for his 25 years of service as president of the Austin NAACP. (Isaac, Metcalf, Patterson, Paul, and Tepper recorded voting no.) (Pierson requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (129 - 12 - 1)

HR 368 (by Reynolds), Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Texas NAACP Day at the State Capitol. (Cunningham, Isaac, Lozano, Metcalf, Patterson, Paul, Schoolcraft, Spiller, and Tepper recorded voting no.) (Pierson requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (126 - 15 - 1)

HR 370 (by Reynolds), Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Houston Black American Democrats Day at the State Capitol. (Cunningham, Gates, Hull, Isaac, Louderback, Lowe, McQueeney, Metcalf, Morgan, Patterson, Slawson, Tepper, and Tinderholt recorded voting no.) (Pierson requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (124 - 17 - 1)

HR 372 (by Isaac), Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Make Texans Healthy Again Day at the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 379 (by Manuel), Honoring Hargie Faye Savoy for her service to the Port Arthur community. (Isaac, Metcalf, and Patterson recorded voting no.) (131 - 10 - 1)

HR 406 (by Olcott), Congratulating Weatherford ISD on being named a Career and Technical Education District of Distinction. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 407 (by Olcott), Congratulating Aledo ISD on being named a Career and Technical Education District of Distinction. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 432 (by Toth), Commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Woodlands. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 445 (by Bhojani), Recognizing April 29, 2025, as Bahá'í Day at the State Capitol. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, C. Bell, K. Bell, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Craddick, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, DeAyala, Dorazio, Dyson, Fairly, Gerdes, Harless, Harris, Harris Davila, Hayes, Holt, Hull, Isaac, Kerwin, King, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, J. Lopez, Louderback, Lozano, Luther, McLaughlin, McQueeney, Metcalf, Money, Oliverson, Orr, Patterson, Paul, Pierson, Richardson, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tepper, Toth, Virdell, and Wharton recorded voting no.) (84 - 57 - 1)

HR 471 (by Howard), Honoring Texas Women's Foundation on the occasion of International Women's Day. (Cunningham, Isaac, Louderback, Lozano, Metcalf, and Patterson recorded voting no.) (128 - 13 - 1)

HR 504 (by Tinderholt), Congratulating the Texas Rangers on their 53rd anniversary in Arlington. (Isaac recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 506 (by Bumgarner), Commemorating the grand opening of the John Ashman Fire Training Complex in Lewisville. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 507 (by Bumgarner), Congratulating Sergeant Barron Smith on his retirement from the Flower Mound Police Department. (Isaac recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 528 (by Louderback), Honoring the Reverend Marvin Joe Moore and Sister Mildred Ann Moore for their 50 years of pastoral service at First Church Bay City. (Isaac recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 567 (by Holt), Welcoming the Liberty Elementary School Student Council to the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 572 (by Smithee), Commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright. (Cunningham recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 591 (by Reynolds), Honoring Cliff Albright for his efforts to encourage voter participation and civic engagement. (Cunningham, Hull, Isaac, Leach, Louderback, Lozano, Metcalf, Patterson, Paul, Shaheen, Slawson, Tepper, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Schoolcraft requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (123 - 18 - 1)

HR 592 (by Reynolds), Honoring Bishop Ronnie Elijah Brailsford Sr. for his outstanding contributions as a spiritual leader. (Dean, Harris Davila, Isaac, Leach, and Metcalf recorded voting no.) (128 - 12 - 2)

HR 593 (by Reynolds), Recognizing April 10, 2025, as Environmental Justice Day at the State Capitol. (C. Bell, K. Bell, Craddick, Cunningham, Curry, Dorazio, Holt, Hull, Isaac, Leach, Louderback, Lozano, Luther, McQueeney, Metcalf, Patterson, Paul, Pierson, Richardson, Slawson, Spiller, Toth, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Schoolcraft requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (113 - 28 - 1)

HR 603 (by Holt), Welcoming the Liberty Elementary School Student Council to the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 614 (by Lalani), Recognizing April 15, 2025, as Ismaili CIVIC Advocacy Day of Service. (Alders, Ashby, Barry, C. Bell, K. Bell, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Craddick, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, DeAyala, Dorazio, Dyson, Fairly, Gerdes, Harless, Harris, Harris Davila, Hayes, Holt, Hull, Isaac, Kerwin, Lambert, Leach, Leo Wilson, J. Lopez, Louderback, Lozano, McQueeney, Metcalf, Oliverson, Orr, Paul, Pierson, Richardson, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Smithee, Spiller, Tepper, Toth, Villalobos, Virdell, Wharton, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (83 - 57 - 2)

HR 621 (by Simmons), Congratulating Ivy L. Walls on her receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. (Cunningham, Isaac, and Paul recorded voting no.) (130 - 10 - 2)

HR 673 (by Romero), Commemorating the 98th anniversary of the birth of Cesar Chavez on March 31, 2025. (Bonnen, Capriglione, DeAyala, Hull, Isaac, Leach, Metcalf, Noble, Paul, Shaheen, Slawson, Toth, and Wilson recorded voting no.) (Pierson requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.) (120 - 20 - 2)

HR 684 (by Hinojosa), Honoring Chief Russell Martin of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma. (Cain, DeAyala, Dyson, Gates, Gerdes, Hull, Isaac, McQueeney, Metcalf, Morgan, and Virdell recorded voting no.) (122 - 18 - 2)

HR 685 (by Hinojosa), Congratulating Joanna Botello on being selected as the 2025 Teacher of Promise at Navarro Early College High School in the Austin Independent School District. (Isaac and Metcalf recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

HR 687 (by Hinojosa), Congratulating Bryce Hilber on being selected as the 2025 Teacher of Promise at Crockett Early College High School in the Austin Independent School District. (Isaac and Metcalf recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

HR 700 (by Lujan), Commemorating the 52nd annual Heroes Luncheon of the 100 Club of San Antonio. (Cunningham recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 701 (by A. Davis), Congratulating the 2025 African American Education Archives and History Program Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honorees. (Isaac, Louderback, Lozano, and Paul recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

HR 711 (by Bucy), Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Williamson County Emergency Medical Services. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 712 (by Meyer), Welcoming the fourth-grade class of St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas to the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 754 (by Dyson, Curry, and Craddick), Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. (Cunningham recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 757 (by Guillen), Recognizing April 24, 2025, as La Salle County Day at the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 758 (by Guillen), Recognizing April 22, 2025, as McMullen County Day at the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 760 (by Guillen), Recognizing April 9, 2025, as City of Kenedy Day at the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 764 (by Louderback), Recognizing April 24, 2025, as Reman Day. (Cunningham and Isaac recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

HR 765 was previously adopted.

HR 766 (by Lujan), Congratulating Felix Lopez of Southwest Legacy High School on being named KSAT's Educator of the Month. (Isaac recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 767 (by Guerra), Commemorating Tejano Day 2025. (Isaac and Metcalf recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

HR 768 (by Johnson), Commemorating the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for Southside Place Park. (Isaac recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 769 (by Y. Davis), Congratulating Curtis King on his receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. (Cunningham, Gates, Isaac, Leach, Metcalf, Morgan, Paul, and Shaheen recorded voting no.) (125 - 15 - 2)

HR 770 (by Y. Davis), Congratulating Stephen Wayne Jackson Sr. on his receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. (Cunningham, Isaac, Leach, Metcalf, and Paul recorded voting no.) (128 - 12 - 2)

HR 771 (by Y. Davis), Congratulating Richard Lee Pace on his receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. (Cunningham, Isaac, Leach, Metcalf, and Paul recorded voting no.) (128 - 12 - 2)

HR 772 (by Guillen), Commending Dr. Luis Alcala for his participation in the Physician of the Day program on April 4, 2025. (Isaac recorded voting no.) (132 - 8 - 2)

HR 774 was previously adopted.

HR 776 (by Johnson), Congratulating Purple Songs Can Fly on its receipt of an Arts Create grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts. (Cunningham, Isaac, and Leach recorded voting no.) (130 - 10 - 2)

HR 777 (by Johnson), Congratulating the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University on its 50th anniversary. (Cain, Cunningham, Gates, Morgan, and Virdell recorded voting no.) (128 - 12 - 2)

HR 778 (by Johnson), Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University. (Cain, Cunningham, Gates, Morgan, Toth, and Virdell recorded voting no.) (127 - 13 - 2)

HR 779 (by Johnson), Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. (Cunningham and Toth recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

HR 780 (by Johnson), Congratulating Lee Ehmke on his retirement as president and CEO of the Houston Zoo. (Cunningham and Isaac recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

HR 783 (by Guillen), Recognizing April 24, 2025, as Jim Hogg County Day at the State Capitol. (133 - 7 - 2)

HR 784 (by Hunter), Congratulating Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta on his selection as a Texas A&M University System Regents Professor. (Cunningham and Isaac recorded voting no.) (131 - 9 - 2)

(Martinez Fischer now present)

The following memorial resolutions were laid before the house:

HR 6 (by C. Morales), Posthumously honoring the construction workers who died in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024.

HR 17 (by Raymond and Curry), In memory of Corey D. Comperatore of Sarver, Pennsylvania.

HR 18 (by Cole), In memory of Dr. Charles Eugene Urdy of Austin.

HR 49 (by Cole), In memory of Ina Glasberg of Needham, Massachusetts.

HR 170 (by Hopper, Oliverson, Schatzline, Olcott, et al.), In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak.

HR 236 (by Howard, Flores, and Turner), In memory of Cecile Richards, former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

HR 247 (by Morales Shaw, Reynolds, Thompson, Allen, and Walle), In memory of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston.

HR 275 (by J. Jones), In memory of Judge Zinetta Arceneaux Burney of Houston.

HR 355 (by Bucy), In memory of William Everett Brannon Jr. of Sulphur Springs.

HR 356 (by Bucy), In memory of Jennifer Joy Mattingly of Round Rock.

HR 364 (by Collier), In memory of retired judge L. Clifford Davis of Arlington.

HR 672 (by DeAyala), In memory of George William Strake Jr. and Annette DeWalch Strake of Houston.

HR 690 (by Louderback), In memory of Sister Emilie Eilers of Victoria.

HR 755 (by Button), In memory of Janice S. Watson Cullum.

HR 756 (by Button), In memory of George L. Cullum III.

HR 759 (by Guillen), In memory of Dr. William Peter Kuvlesky Jr. of Kingsville.

HR 762 (by Harless), In memory of Eugene Frank Zaboroski of Cypress.

HR 763 (by Moody), In memory of Sharon Carol "Shay" Shugert of El Paso.

HR 781 (by Lujan), In memory of Cameron Celeste Jacobson of San Antonio.

HR 785 (by Howard and Flores), In memory of former state comptroller and Austin mayor Carole Keeton.

Representative Geren moved adoption of the memorial resolutions. (The motion was withdrawn later today, and the memorial resolutions were returned to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.)

Pursuant to Rule 5, Section 28, of the House Rules, Representative Tinderholt requested an extension of speaking time on the motion to adopt.

The request was granted by (Record 298): 141 Yeas, 1 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Shaheen.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Patterson(C).

Absent, Excused — Jones, V.; Morales Shaw.

Absent — Allen; Cole; Hickland; Pierson.

At 11:55 a.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.

The chair called the house to order at 12:56 p.m.

The motion to adopt was withdrawn, effectively returning the memorial resolutions to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.

(Speaker pro tempore in the chair)

The following bills and resolutions were contested and, pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14, of the House Rules, were withdrawn from the calendar and returned to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars:

HB 630 (by Vasut, et al.), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 420 (by K. Bell), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 767 (by C. Bell), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 1708 (by Landgraf), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 2842 (by Zwiener, Cole, Flores, Metcalf, and Vasut), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 1404 (by Harris), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of County Road 1250 in Navarro County as part of the state highway system. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, A. Davis, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 2457 (by Meyer and Frank), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Wilbarger County as the Molly Mullens Mile. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 140 (by Noble), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the child and adult protective investigations advisory committee in the Department of Family and Protective Services. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 333 (by M. González), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 227 (by Vasut, Barry, Bonnen, et al.), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 913 (by Frank), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 201 (by M. Perez), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the financial crimes intelligence center. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 2198 (by K. Bell), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 109 (by Rose and Leo Wilson), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 2763 (by Guillen), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 519 (by M. González), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to honey production operations and the harvesting and packaging of honey and honeycomb. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 1261 (by Cunningham), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property seized by a peace officer. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, A. Davis, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 1135 (by Isaac, Bowers, Little, Smithee, and Cook), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 1318 (by Guillen), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 2358 (by Noble), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, A. Davis, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 2415 (by Cole and Bucy), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County as the Senior Police Officer Lewis "Andy" Traylor Memorial Highway. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 2765 (by Guillen), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the Rural Economic Development and Investment Program and the Texas economic development fund. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 2735 (by Cunningham, Johnson, Frank, Simmons, Olcott, et al.), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 3307 (by Noble), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, A. Davis, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 1373 (by Raymond and Villalobos), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 70 in Nueces County as the Los Robles Trail. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 694 (by Gervin-Hawkins and Lujan), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 1242 (by Guillen), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, A. Davis, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HB 272 (by M. Perez), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 1437 (by M. González), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the task force on pollinator health. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 11 members gave notice of their objection: Tinderholt, Money, Harrison, Toth, Hopper, Lowe, Olcott, Richardson, Little, Cain, and Schatzline.)

HB 1888 (by Metcalf), A bill to be entitled An Act relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and autoclaves. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HCR 78 (by Lujan and Harless), Designating September 16 as Lone Star Santas Charities Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

HCR 12 (by Leo Wilson), Designating September as Deaf Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 14(3), of the House Rules, the following 35 members gave notice of their objection: Bhojani, Rosenthal, Flores, Turner, Anchía, Romero, Walle, Vo, Campos, Bernal, Y. Davis, Plesa, J. Garcia, Wu, Manuel, Reynolds, Bucy, Martinez Fischer, Howard, Bryant, Talarico, E. Morales, Ordaz, Johnson, Gámez, Rose, Goodwin, Meza, R. Lopez, Bowers, Zwiener, Lalani, Moody, J. Jones, and M. González.)

Representative Geren moved that the house adjourn until 1 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

The house accordingly, at 12:57 p.m., adjourned until 1 p.m. today.

The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

SENATE CHAMBER

Austin, Texas

Thursday, April 17, 2025

The Honorable Speaker of the House

House Chamber

Austin, Texas

Mr. Speaker:

I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:

THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:

LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

Relating to the disposition by a public junior college library of certain library materials.

Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.

Relating to temporary emergency electric energy facilities.

Relating to discontinuing group self-insurance coverage and dissolving the Texas self-insurance group guaranty fund and trust fund under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.

Relating to an attendance policy adopted by public schools to prevent truancy.

Relating to reporting certain information regarding the placement of children and suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.

Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.

Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.

Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer.

Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.

Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.

Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average.

Relating to the operations and administration of the Concho County Hospital District.

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Relating to consolidating certain nonresident hunting licenses.

Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.

Relating to the repeal of wheelbase and horsepower restrictions for the state's passenger vehicle fleet.

Relating to access to the crime laboratory portal.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Relating to health benefits offered by postsecondary educational institutions to students and their families.

Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Authority.

Relating to the regulation of continuing care facilities.

Relating to the reporting of certain security incidents by public water systems to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Information Resources.

Relating to notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing.

Relating to notification procedures concerning groundwater contamination.

Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

Relating to the declaration of an oil or gas emergency by the Railroad Commission of Texas and the liability of a person for assistance, advice, or resources provided in relation to an oil or gas emergency.

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.

Relating to restitution and compensation paid to victims of certain offenses for tattoo removal related to the offense.

Relating to the issuance of a license or provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Relating to the delivery of records, including a will, in probate proceedings transferred to other courts.

Relating to the penalty for noncompliance with certain audit requirements by a municipality.

Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply.

Relating to the expulsion of a public school student for engaging in conduct that constitutes certain offenses.

Relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to in-school or out-of-school suspension.

Relating to immunity from certain disciplinary proceedings against a professional employee of a school district for certain actions concerning public school discipline and law and order.

Relating to the authority of the Office of Public Utility Counsel to access certain data.

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council and Texas Opioid Abatement Trust Fund.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to settle certain claims.

Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities.

Relating to the definition of an abuse unit for certain controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Relating to the recovery and reimbursement of certain expenses by an electric utility or a water and sewer utility in a rate proceeding.

Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services.

Relating to creating the Governor's Medal of Service award to recognize service to the people of Texas.

Relating to the repeal of the Texas Research Incentive Program.

Relating to the qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

Relating to publication of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee's annual report.

Relating to the authority of a county to commission certain individuals as peace officers and establish certain law enforcement agencies and to certification requirements for fire marshals.

Relating to testing of voting tabulation equipment.

Relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations.

Relating to the applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs.

Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods.

Relating to severance pay for certain political subdivision employees.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to require that a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer have a vehicle identification number inspection.

Relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability.

Relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned aircraft.

Recognizing the strategic importance of the Panama Canal to the economic strength of the United States and the State of Texas.

Respectfully,

Patsy Spaw

Secretary of the Senate

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

SENATE CHAMBER

Austin, Texas

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 2

The Honorable Speaker of the House

House Chamber

Austin, Texas

Mr. Speaker:

I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:

THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:

Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.

Relating to recovery of damages in civil actions.

Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.

Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities.

Relating to certain practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers and rank physicians.

Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by an illegal alien.

Relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.

Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.

Relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities.

Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft or unauthorized possession of copper or brass and to the sale of copper or brass material to metal recycling entities; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

Relating to imposition of application fees for certain permits and permit amendments for the disposal of oil and gas waste.

Relating to requirements for loans or grants provided by the Texas Transportation Commission to aviation facilities located in economically disadvantaged counties.

Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System.

Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

Relating to the regulation of automated motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a regular session of the legislature.

Respectfully,

Patsy Spaw

Secretary of the Senate